DataCastar
The Revolution in Intelligent Measurement and Control
The co-founders of AGS Technical Solutions have between them a lifetime’s experience of dealing with the maintenance needs of the most well known brands in retailing and particularly in supermarkets. This has led to the development of truly innovative, unique and cost-effective solutions to help solve some of the problems faced by these major national organisations.
One such solution is the AGS patented DataCastar system, developed and trialled with total reliability and success in stores of one of the top supermarket chains.
A problem for all who sell chilled or frozen food is the need to comply with statutory requirements by ensuring that all such product is recorded as being kept at the right temperature at all times, to avoid the possibility of bacterial growth and product deterioration.
In major supermarkets this is usually handled by an integrated monitoring system which is wired back from each fridge cabinet to a central processor.
A problem arises when dealing with mobile cabinets which are wheeled around the store to be positioned in different locations. Someone has to probe the product several times a day and record the readings for storage. This is obviously labour intensive and prone to human error. The only wiring available to them, is the appliance's mains lead with no economic way of digitally recording and monitoring the temperature.
One solution to automate monitoring is to use wireless or RF transmitters on each cabinet and a central receiver. Experience has proved that such systems are subject to inaccuracies caused by interference, signal blocking, poor battery life and other problems which may corrupt the data and lead to unreliable logs.
To solve this problem AGS has developed the AGS DataCastar monitoring and control system. Each cabinet is fitted with a small unit the size of a standard UK double socket, fixed within the cabinet and simply wired with the normal mains lead. It is not phase dependant and will work on any phase.
AGS DataCastar can be fitted with up to three super-accurate sensors (PT1000), which constantly monitor temperatures, automatically calibrating themselves before each reading. The readings are transmitted through the mains wiring and picked up by a receiver (the size of a double socket outlet), plugged into a conveniently located standard electric socket and then transmitted to the store's monitoring system, stand alone PC or laptop.
